... the effect of a diet added with taro (Colocasia esculenta) flour on the body composition of rats. Design/methodology/approach Weanling male rats were divided into Control (n = 11) and experimental groups (Taro, n = 12); experimental rats were fed on taro for 90 days. Food...

...Mohamed Tiss; Zoubeida Souiy; Lotfi Achour; Khaled Hamden Purpose This study paper aims to evaluate the Phytochemical Composition, anti-obesity, anti-antipyretic and analgesic effect of Ephedra alata (Ea) extracts. Design/methodology/approach Obesity was induced in male Wistar rats through...

... of L-carnitine and trans-chalcone on ER stress and oxidative stress parameters, and to explore the therapeutic potential of L-carnitine and trans-chalcone molecules. Design/methodology/approach Forty male wistar albino rats randomly selected were divided into five groups. All groups are fed...

...Hakima Mir; Djamil Krouf; Nawal Taleb-Dida; Sadia Berzou; Akila Guenzet; HadjMostefa Khelladi Purpose This study aims to investigate the possible effect of Citrus latifolia (CL) extract on biomarkers of oxidative stress, including lipid peroxidation products in rats fed a high cholesterol diet...

... rat fed cholesterol-enriched diet. Design/methodology/approach Hypercholesterolemic male rats were rendered diabetic (HC-D) by a single intraperitoneal injection dose of STZ (35 mg/kg BW). HC-D rats were divided into two groups fed for 28d a diet supplemented with OC at 7.5 percent (HC-D-OC...

...Fatima Bensalah; Nour el Imane Harrat; Fouad Affane; Hadjera Chekkal; Myriem Lamri-Senhadji Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of whole oat, oat bran and refined oat incorporation in a high-fat diet (HFD) on cardio-metabolic risk biomarkers in rats with type 2 diabetes...

... pressure, glucidic homeostasis, cholesterol metabolic pathway and tissues redox status in type 2 diabetic (T2D) rats fed a high-fat diet (HFD). Design/methodology/approach Rats were fed by a HFD containing 30 per cent sheep fat for 10 weeks, after which they were rendered diabetic by an injection...

...HadjMostefa Khelladi; Djamil Krouf; Nawal Taleb-Dida Purpose This paper aims to study the effect of green lemon zest combined with sardine proteins in diabetic hypertensive rats (DHRs). Design/methodology/approach Male Wistar rats (n = 30) weighing 250 ± 10 g were divided into five...

... during the offspring’s perinatal period. Gabriela Câmara Vicente can be contacted at: gabriela_vicente_@hotmail.com 11 03 2017 11 03 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Rat Flaxseed Metabolic programming Omega...

...Sherazed Hamza-Reguig; Nabila Boukhari Benahmed Daidj; Sabrine Louala; Ahmed Boualga; Myriem Lamri-Senhadji Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of replacing two different fats on dyslipidemia, glycemic balance and adipose tissue redox status in obese rats. Design...

... to the drug simvastatin. Design/methodology/approach – Thirty-six male Wistar rats, kept in individual cages and under appropriate conditions, were separated into groups that were fed a normal diet (STD) containing casein as protein source and according to AIN-93G; a high-cholesterol diet (HC), normal...

...Sherazed Hamza‐Reguig; Sabrine Louala; Ahmed Boualga; Myriem Y Lamri‐Senhadji Purpose The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the effect of sardine protein on the redox status in rats fed a cholesterol‐rich diet. Design/methodology/approach Hypercholesterolemic rats were divided into two...